Why Apple TV is finally starting to matter — Hidden somewhere in Apple's earnings call is this little snippet: According to CEO Tim Cook, the company sold 1.4 million Apple TVs during the holiday quarter. That's notable because it's about half of the devices that Apple had sold in the entire year prior …

Apple's $46 billion sales set new tech record — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ask Siri how Apple recorded the best quarter in history for a tech company, and her answer should be: “Me.” — Apple sold a stunning 37 million iPhones last quarter, twice what it sold in the same period a year ago.

Updating our privacy policies and terms of service — In just over a month we will make some changes to our privacy policies and Google Terms of Service. This stuff matters, so we wanted to explain what's changing, why and what these changes mean for users. — First, our privacy policies.

Inside Apple's secret packaging room — It's no secret that Apple sweats every last detail when it comes to their products, an obsession which even includes a product's packaging — Adam Lashinsky's upcoming book, Inside Apple, provides an intriguing look into the inner workings at Apple …

Facebook Trades to Be Halted for Three Days — Shareholders of Facebook Inc., the Internet site preparing an initial public offering, are facing a three-day suspension of trading on secondary markets this week, people with knowledge of the matter said. — While buy and sell orders can be made …

The real way to build a social network — If there is a guru of networking, it is Reid Hoffman. Here he explains how to do it right — and wrong — in an excerpt from his new book with Ben Casnocha, The Start-Up of You. — Reid Hoffman travels with several devices so that he can constantly stay in touch.

Supporting sensors in Windows 8 … The first thing we explored about sensors was how Windows 8 should use them at the system level, to adapt the PC to the environment while preserving battery life. — Adaptive brightness — The first system feature was automatic display brightness control, or what we call “adaptive brightness.”

Ice Cream Sandwich on Android tablets: A visual tour — We've heard all about how Google's Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, is changing the face of the Android phone. But what does the new software mean for the Android tablet? — Ice Cream Sandwich, after all, is the first Android release …